By clue 1, Jonathan was one of the first three people to whom Paul
Revere announced the Declaration of Independence, as were Benjamin
(5) and George (9). Therefore, Patrick and Thomas were the 4th and
5th, or vice versa, men Revere met. By clue 1, if Jonathan had
been the 3rd man Revere encountered, Howe would have been the 4th
and the man in Maybury the 5th. One of Howe and the Maybury citizen
then would have been Thomas--no (8). By clue 5, if Benjamin had been the
3rd man Revere told of Independence, the farmer would have been 4th
and Gates 5th. Either the farmer or Gates then would have been
Patrick--no (2). Therefore, George was the 3rd man Paul Revere met
on his second ride, with the Lanyard citizen 4th and the wigmaker
5th (9). If Jonathan had been the 2nd citizen to learn Paul's news,
by clue 1, the Maybury citizen would have been the 5th to hear and
would have been the wigmaker, a conflict with clue 11. So, Benjamin
heard of the Declaration 2nd; and Jonathan was the 1st to know.
Since Patrick wasn't the farmer or Gates (2), by clue 5, the farmer
was named George, and Gates must have been Thomas. Since the wigmaker
wasn't a citizen of the village of Maybury (11), by clue 1, farmer
George lived in Maybury, with Benjamin then Mr. Howe. By clue 4, Paul
Revere announced the Declaration of Independence to the schoolmaster
and then to Mr. Adams. The farmer wasn't Adams (6). Therefore, the
Lanyard schoolmaster was 4th to hear the revolutionary news, and
Adams was 5th. Adams was Patrick, and Thomas Gates heard the news
4th in order on Paul Revere's ride. By clue 7, Jonathan was the
village miller, and Benjamin Howe lived in Westham. By elimination,
Benjamin was village blacksmith. Jonathan's last name was Morgan
and George's Bradford (3). By clue 10, Jonathan Morgan lived in
the village of Summerset, and 5th village on the ride was Middlesex.
Paul Revere's Second Ride spread the news of the Declaration of
Independence in order